Key Currency is the cheapest way to send money from Kenya to United Arab Emirates, giving your recipient 28,308.05 AED from KSh1,000,000.
Use bank transfer to deposit KES and bank deposit to withdraw AED to get the most of your transfer.
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| Promoted  Key Currency Pay via Bank transfer | Fee Ksh 0.00 1 KES = 0.0283 AED +0.25% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 28,308.05 Minutes - 3 days | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Key Currency when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 3 days Free1 KES = 0.0283 AED AED 28,308.05You payKsh 1,000,000.00 | |||
| Promoted  Regency FX Pay via Bank transfer | Fee Ksh 0.00 1 KES = 0.0283 AED +0.27% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 28,302.38 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Regency FX when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 KES = 0.0283 AED AED 28,302.38You payKsh 1,000,000.00 | |||
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| Exclusive: Special Rate for 1st Transfer Key Currency Pay via Bank transfer | Fee Ksh 0.00 1 KES = 0.0283 AED +0.25% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 28,308.05 Minutes - 3 days | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Key Currency when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 3 days Free1 KES = 0.0283 AED AED 28,308.05You payKsh 1,000,000.00 | |||
| Exclusive: First Transfer Deal Regency FX Pay via Bank transfer | Fee Ksh 0.00 1 KES = 0.0283 AED +0.27% vs mid-market | Recipient gets AED 28,302.38 Minutes - 24 hours | |
Ways to receive money in United Arab Emirates with Regency FX when paying by bank transfer. MethodFee & ratesRecipient gets Bank depositMinutes - 24 hours Free1 KES = 0.0283 AED AED 28,302.38You payKsh 1,000,000.00 | |||
| How Our Results Work Mid-market rate: 1 KES = 0.028379 AED Updates every 60 minutes. | |||
Transfer details
Start with the cheapest option, which is Key Currency. It will get you the most AED on a KES 1,000,000 transfer.
This heavily depends on how much you send, so I suggest to get the best KES/AED rate.
You have 1 ways to pay, including bank transfer.
Paying from your M-Pesa balance is quickest way to fund the transfer (but you'll need to top it up with cash first).
You'll need your ID and your KRA PIN to register.
Nobody legitimate will ask for your PIN to reverse a transfer or verify anything, so treat that as the end of the conversation.
You have 2 companies sending money from Kenya to United Arab Emirates.
Paying from business accounts
Global accounts help Kenyan businesses pay suppliers and contractors in United Arab Emirates.
Payoneer and Veem specialise in recurring business payments, invoicing, and getting paid into Kenyan accounts from United Arab Emirates.
Currency brokers have no fees and add markup instead.
Usually the more KES you send to UAE, the better rate you will get.
The availability also depends on wherever you live in Kenya or just need to send KES from somewhere else.
Key Currency charges no fee and adds 0.25% on EUR/AED rate.
With Key Currency, paying by bank transfer and receiving through bank deposit is the cheapest combination. Sending KSh1,000,000 gives your recipient 28,308.05 AED.
Fund the transfer using bank transfer.
In United Arab Emirates, they can receive AED with bank deposit.
You pay KSh1,000,000.00
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Cheapest
Mobile money is the natural starting point for this route, but the registered recipient name and the tax added to the transfer fee both matter.
There are 2 companies available for a KSh1,000,000 payment to United Arab Emirates.
Cheapest option
Key Currency is cheapest when funded by bank transfer with bank deposit for the payout. Your recipient gets 28,308.05 AED, which is 0.02% more than the next best option.
Fastest option
Regency FX sends bank transfer to bank deposit in minutes - 24 hours, giving the recipient 28,302.38 AED.
Kenya charges 15% excise duty on fees for money-transfer services.
It applies to the fee charged by the bank, mobile operator or money transfer company, not to the KSh1,000,000 being sent.
Use the Central Bank of Kenya's directory to check a money-remittance company.
A legitimate company should also display its CBK licence or authorisation at its premises.
The rate determines how much AED reaches the recipient for your KES. A recent high and low help you judge the quote before sending.
Mid-market rate:1 KES = 0.02837 AED
Only companies licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya appear here, which is the same check worth doing yourself before signing up anywhere.
We track 2 of them on KES to United Arab Emirates in real time on live comparisons, comparing rates, fees and how the money is sent and collected, and each goes through our review.
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